Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 1
पौलस्त्य उवाच । ततो गच्छेन्नृपश्रेष्ठ कपिलातीर्थमुत्तमम् । यत्र स्नातो नरः सम्यङ्मुच्यते सर्वकिल्बिषैः
paulastya uvāca | tato gacchennṛpaśreṣṭha kapilātīrthamuttamam | yatra snāto naraḥ samyaṅmucyate sarvakilbiṣaiḥ
પૌલસ્ત્ય બોલ્યા—હે નૃપશ્રેષ્ઠ, ત્યારબાદ ઉત્તમ કપિલા-તીર્થમાં જવું જોઈએ; જ્યાં વિધિપૂર્વક સ્નાન કરેલો મનુષ્ય સર્વ પાપોથી મુક્ત થાય છે।
Paulastya
Tirtha: Kapilā Tīrtha
Type: kund
Listener: King (nṛpaśreṣṭha)
Scene: Paulastya, as narrator-sage, points the king toward Kapilā Tīrtha; the scene shifts to a clear waterbody with pilgrims bathing properly—hands folded, calm faces—symbolizing the washing away of kīlbiṣa as dark stains dissolving in water.
FAQs
Pilgrimage joined with correct ritual action (snāna) is presented as a direct means of purification and release from accumulated sin.
Kapilā Tīrtha, introduced as an ‘uttama’ (excellent) pilgrimage spot.
Undertaking snāna at Kapilā Tīrtha ‘samyak’—properly, with due observance.